Saturday 22 January 1977

Won

Birmingham
2–3
Man Utd

22′
Houston
24′
Greenhoff
52′
Pearson
21′
Francis
80′
Emmanuel
0′HTFT
  1. 21' Trevor Francis
  2. 22' Stewart Houston
  3. 24' Jimmy Greenhoff
  4. 52' Stuart Pearson
  5. 80' Gary Emmanuel

Starting XI

10Macari9Pearson
11Hill↓ 75′8Greenhoff4McIlroy7Coppell
3Houston6Buchan5Greenhoff2Nicholl
1Stepney

4-4-2 — approximate shape, inferred from classic shirt numbering

Substitutes

Verified from 24 cited sources and the canonical match record.